Great American Bridges and DamsBridges and dams are key symbols of civic development, says Jackson and for this reason these two seemingly diverse types of structures have been combined in this book. The descriptions of many of the sites listed here go beyond simple data related to their dates and dimensions. The bridges and dams have been placed in historical contexts that illuminate their technological origins, the nature of their operation or their role in the local region's socioeconomic development. These analyses are designed to demonstrate the significance of these structres in America's history. ISBN 0-89133-129-8 (pbk.): $16.95 (For use only in the library). |
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User Review - Not Available - Book VerdictBridges and dams always stand out as key symbols of public works engineering; Daniel Schodek's Landmarks in American Civil Engineering (MIT Pr., 1987) identified many such prominent structures ... Read full review
Contents
SPANNING THE NATION | 15 |
CONTROLLING A PRECIOUS RESOURCE | 41 |
SAVING BRIDGES AND DAMS | 55 |
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| Title | Great American Bridges and Dams Great American places series National Trust guide |
| Author | Donald Conrad Jackson |
| Contributors | David G. McCullough, National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States |
| Publisher | Preservation Press, 1988 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | Dec 4, 2007 |
| ISBN | 0891331298, 9780891331292 |
| Length | 357 pages |
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